Background: Because immigration is a stressful life event accompanied by acculturation pressure in a new country, it inevitably influences the mental health of immigrants.
Thus, the goal of this dissertation is to investigate the mental health...

The stress and trauma exposure associated with disasters can lead to mental health problems. Studies have indicated a high prevalence of mental health problems among Hurricane Katrina survivors, in general, with worse mental health outcomes among...

In the United States, children that require mental health supports will most likely receive them in their school. However, there is a serious discrepancy between youth that require and those that receive psychological supports in public schools....

This study investigated potential ways in which student-reported stress and support levels, represented by the Ecomap stress-support index (SSI), could inform school-based universal screening efforts. Participants included 260 students in grades K...

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Ecomaps (drawing-based assessments of social networks) were administered to primary school-aged children in order to ascertain whether Ecomaps might be useful in universal screening. Participants included 61 children (40.9% female) aged six to ten...

Maternal physiology and behavior change dramatically over the course of pregnancy to nurture the fetus and prepare for motherhood. Further, the experience of motherhood itself continues to influence brain functioning well after birth, shaping...

In India, ranked 132nd out of 148 countries in the United Nations Gender Inequality Index (2013), females face numerous challenges that pose a threat to their sexual health and psychological well-being. This paper focuses specifically on...